Considering Upgrading, Thoughts/Advice? DJM to Xone

[Jalapeno]

The DJM is by no means a 'far superior mixer'. The things you point out do have some validity, but they are more based on personal preference.

1. The 4th EQ may take getting used to, but many swear by it. This is up to the OP to decide.. and it looks like he's open to trying it.
2. The FX on the 700 are pretty shitty and outdated, so any external FX setup will sound better.
3. Cue'ing may be better on a djm, but it does the job on the 92 and shouldn't be a deciding factor when looking at the overall package
4. The filters on xone mixers are the best in the industry, and the fact that the 92 has 2 means you can manipulate 2 tracks at once.

As for external fx, make sure you try these out. The 500 is pretty outdated, but you might prefer the analog control over kp touch. That's really up to you.

Last point: If you want a xone with fx, and you're going to spend ~1k on the mixer and a few hundred on the fx, check out the xone db2. My review is on the main page. It's definitely worth checking out

the effects on the djm700 are the same ones as one the 800/900, you are thinking of djm 600.

and to the people drooling over the db2, its a digital mixer and does not have the traditional VCFs in xone mixers.

[hoff]

the effects on the djm700 are the same ones as one the 800/900, you are thinking of djm 600.

and to the people drooling over the db2, its a digital mixer and does not have the traditional VCFs in xone mixers.

The same fx as the 800 ya, which are also pretty lame. They made some improvements with the 900 to sound better.. but still nothing compared to db2/db4.

and although the db2 doesn't have analog filters, they sound better than pio filters.

[drumpusher]

I hated my 42 when I first got it, once I worked out a cueing method, I realised it's a damn good mixer for the money.

[prODucer]

What is this issue with cueing?? The db2 works exactly as the evo 4 does. What does Pioneer do differently? I owned a djm 400 and 909 but can't recall the cueing being any different?

[Blueprint]

The feel of the DJM 700 is pretty crappy even compared to the 800 imo. I'd take a 92 over it. A more realistic comparison in build quality would be the djm 800 vs Xone 92.

[djpenguin]

I wouldn't consider moving from a DJM-700 to a Xone:92 an upgrade, it's more of a lateral move. Both are older mixers, and I'm not really a fan of either one.

If you're thinking of spending that kind of money on a mixer, you owe it to yourself to at least look at some of the newer stuff that's out there on the market. If you're into effects, there are great offerings from Denon, Ecler, Rane, and Vestax that may suit your needs.

As a final word of warning, beware of anyone trying to sell you on Xone mixers because of their sound quality or filters. With line-level signal, the sound quality is roughly the same as any other decent mixer, and the filters are middling at best. Personally, I find the resonance settings to be ridiculously low, and more absurdly, the lowest resonance setting isn't non-resonant, so the filters make noise even when the filter knob is turned all the way up/down (LPF/HPF.) On top of that, the filters make an audible "pop" on the outputs when engaged or disengaged.